MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course. It is a course of study made available over the Internet without charge to a large number of people. There are two main types of MOOCs: xMOOCs which are typically offered through partnerships with universities and focus on recorded expert lectures, and cMOOCs which emphasize connecting learners and are built on open educational resources. The term MOOC was coined in 2008 in response to an open online course designed by Athabasca University and the National Research Council of Canada.